Means for eliminating vapor and preventing condensation and for ventilation



Feb. 9 1926.

HEUSER MEANS FUB'ELIMINATING VAPOR AND PREVENTING GONDBNSATIONAND FORVENTILATION y F1ed`0ct. 4. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet .,Iulllll. l|||||||||1||.III

' C. J. HEUSER MEANS FOR ELIMINATINGYAROR, AND @BREVENTING CONDENSATIONAND FOR VENTILATION Filed oct. 4, 19,21 2 Smeets-sheet 2 Q q2 b T 3 w Q2@ Q l Patented Feb. 9, 1926 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE;

CHARLES J. Hausen; or PATERsoN, New JERSEY.

MEANS Foa ELIMINATING vAPon AND :PREVENTING coNnnNsATIoN AND FonVENTILATION. .g c y. y

Application led October 4, 1921. Serial No. 505,427.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. HEUSER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county ofPassaic and State of New Jersey, have invented newand usefulImprovements in Means for Eliminating Vapor and Preventing Condensationand for Ventllation, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in theconstruction of dyehouses whereby vapors are eliminated directly fromthe tub room of the building.

In accordance with my invention inner and outer roofs are arranged inspaced relation so as to form an insulatingpair space therebetween andmeans are provided for regulating the temperature of the air containedtherein in order -to prevent condensation on the inner roof- Y Myinvention also aims to provide a dyehouse of simple, economical anddurable construction which will afford healthful worriing conditions forthe employee-s.

rIhe invention is described in the following speci'lication inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a planview of a portion of the structure housing the tub room.

Figure 2 is a cross-section of a structure embodying a number of tubrooms and working spaces.

`Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through a tub room.

The building proper consists preferably of standard structural steelparts such as supporting columns 10 of H or I section, and trusses .11and 12 of appropriate design for supporting respectively Jthe outer roof13 and inner roof 14 over the tub room 15, and the roof 16 over the workroom 17.y

As its name implies the tub room is provided with a number of tubs orkettles 1S adapted to contain the dye solution or mordant. These tubsare arranged in two rows which are placed along opposite sides of thetub room vimmediately adjoining work rooms 17, so that the two rows oftubs arc accessible from different work rooms. A 50 steam pipe 19 isplaced immediately above each row of tubs and thedye solutions containedin the tubs are maintained at the desired temperature by suitableheating coils or pipes (not shown) which are fed from the main supplypipe 19.

The truss 11 is of such `formation that the inner and outer` roofs 14E,ltaper upwardly, giving a cupola effect.' A vent 21 communicates withthe upper portion of the tub room through a suitable `passageway 22,lwhich pierces the inner roof. Infact, two of these vents and cupolaroofs areshown in Figuresvl and 3 in connection with a single tub room,but the number of vents employed is, of course, dependent lupon thenumber of tubs used inone row. The passageways 22 are enclosed lby walls23 which traverse the insulating space 24 between the inner and outerroofs; This space i i or chamber 2li is tightly enclosed by they 70outer` roof of any suitable water-proof Inaterial, the inner roof ofspecial construction, and the side walls 25. Y c

Conduits420 are located in thechamber 24 in opposite lower cornersthereof and a plurality of angularly disposedV outlets 26. pierce theinner roof 14: and direct a flow of heated airtowards the tubs 18. VEachconduit 2O extends the full length of a row of tubs and is connected atone end with a suitable blowerl (not shown) for supplying heated airthereto. The vents 21 may also be provided with fans (not shown) whichshould be arranged to draw ofi equally from the entire area of the tubroom, the air introduced through the outlets 26.

The air contained in insulating space 2l is maintained preferably at atemperature of about 60 F., and when the outside temperature issuiiiciently low, this desired temperature is obtained by admittingheated air from the conduit 20 Vto the chamber' 211 through suitablevalve controlled openings 27 orthe like. 4

The inner roof 14 is built up of plaster 95 board 28 secured to thesteel frame of the truss 11, a layer of felt 29 placed on the plasterYboard and asbestos wood 30 which is applied over the felt. y

The air chamber 24 keeps the inner roof 100 14 at a suitable temperatureregardless of any low outside temperature owing to the insulating'eifect 'of the air contained therein, the temperature 'of which iscontrolled,

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by admitting air from conduit 20, as above explained. The steam andother vapors arising from the tubs or kettles 18 immediately strike thesteam pipe 19 and come in contact with the heated air from out-lets 26which evaporate the moisture and the air current produced by the outlet`fans conveys the resulting gases to the vent 21. All vapors are thuslrapidly eliminated from the tub room without .even entering.

and consequently avoids the frequent rey placement' of' dyehouses, whichheretofore have' deteriorated very rapidly.v

During the' hot weather of summer months' the conduits` 20- may be1 usedi. to supplyl relatively cool air whereby the arrangement becomes aventilating system and at the same time' acts to eliminate vapors` fromthe tub room. f

It will' beunderst'ood that the particular` construction described a-ndshown has been `chosen for-- illustrative purposes merely an l that theinvention as defined by the claims hereunto appended, maybe otherwise emY bodied and applied without departing 'from the spirit and scopethereof.

I claim:

l. In' a dyehouse structure Yincluding side wallsand a series ofvatspositioned adjacent each side wall, a pyramidal insulatedceilingsee'tion supported by the side walls, the sides of said sectionconverging up' wardly `to forinwithisaidi` structure `an insulatedairspace above said section, said section being truncated, an outletduct at the truncated' `portion through said air space, said vats beingcoincident Awith the lower edges ofthe section, means for heating sia-idinsulated ai-'r space, saidl meanshaving a plurality of outlets fordirecting a stream of heated -airtoieaeh vat.

2. In a'dyeho-use structureincluding side wallsl and a plurality ofseries of vatspositioned adjacent each side-wall, a plurality of''pjyra-midall insulated"ceiling sections supported by the side walls,the sides of said` sections converging upwardly tol vform "with saidstructure insulated. air spaces above said sections, saidv sectionsbeing truncateda outlet ducts at the truncated portions through said airspaces, said vats being coincident with the lower edges ofA thesections, means for heating said insulated' air spaces, said meansliavinga plurality/of outlets for directing a stream of heated air toeach vat, an-d an additional heating means positioned overeach's'eri'esof vats.

CHARLESl annusare.

